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Morning Bell: Killing Colombia Is Just the Beginning

April 10, 2008 at 9:04 am

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Any doubt that the Democratic Party is completely beholden to organized labor is now over. Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) unprecedented step to strip the up-or-down vote requirement from the Colombia Free Trade Agreement undermines the spirit of fast-track trade law and deals a death blow to any administration’s ability to … More

Pelosi Plays Political Games by Blocking Colombia Trade Deal

Rob Bluey

April 9, 2008 at 11:43 pm

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today announced she will ask Democrats to alter the rules that would have required Congress to vote on a proposed Free Trade Agreement with Colombia in 90 days. In doing so, she and her liberal colleagues will alter the rules of procedure to suit their partisan … More

Free Trade Fact of the Day

Conn Carroll

April 9, 2008 at 11:30 am

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The Colombia Free Trade Agreement before Congress now is splitting the former first family in two. Former President Bill Clinton is for it, and wanna-be-President Hillary Clinton is against it. Organized labor is a lot less divided on the issue, despite the fact that their opposition to the deal will … More

Morning Bell: Liberal Lies Connect Economy and War

Conn Carroll

April 9, 2008 at 8:37 am

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Reporting on yesterday’s events on Capitol Hill, the New York Times notes: “It is not easy to draw a straight line from the slumping economy to the war in Iraq and a trade deal with Colombia, but Democrats are trying to connect those dots.” For liberals, the connection between Iraq … More

Free Trade Fact of the Day

Conn Carroll

April 8, 2008 at 11:19 am

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In yesterday’s Wall Street Journal, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice laid out a strong case for free trade with Colombia on U.S. security grounds. She also noted the following facts on how this deal will benefit U.S. workers: This agreement is also a far better deal for U.S. workers … More

Free Trade Fact of the Day

Conn Carroll

April 7, 2008 at 1:44 pm

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President Bush finally sent the Colombian free-trade deal to Congress today … just in time for it to qualify for fast track status. Congress now has 90 days to vote up or down on the deal. Trade with Colombia faces stiff opposition in the Democrat controlled Congress. Just a decade … More

Free Trade Fact of the Day

Conn Carroll

April 4, 2008 at 1:50 pm

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With rumors swirling that President Bush will submit the Colombia Free Trade deal to Congress Tuesday, Presdient Alvaro Uribe sat for interview with the Wall Street Journal. When told that Barack Obama opposed the deal citing violence against unions, Uribe replied: I deplore that Sen. Obama, apparently because he wants … More

Free Trade Fact of the Day

Conn Carroll

March 27, 2008 at 10:40 am

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Today’s Free Trade Fact of the Day comes from Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry president and CEO Glenn Hamer who examines the benefits of trade with Colombia for Arizona but first notes: “Things are upside down in this country when the U.S. aids Hugo Chavez and hurts a Latin … More

Morning Bell: How Congress Can Help Finish Off the FARC

Conn Carroll

March 24, 2008 at 8:44 am

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When Congress returns from spring break March 31, President Bush is likely to send the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement to Capitol Hill, triggering an up or down vote on the deal within 90 days. If Congress can put aside its fealty to Big Labor, then the trade deal will easily … More

Free Trade Fact of the Day

Conn Carroll

March 18, 2008 at 12:28 pm

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When Congress returns from spring recess, the Bush Administration is set to make a final push for passage of a the U.S.- Colombia free trade agreement. Last week, the White House put out a fact sheet on the deal including this paragraph on the benefits of the deal: A U.S.-Colombia … More

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Morning Bell: President Obama Is Tired of Fighting Terrorism

“We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender…” These were words President Obama never used during his speech at the National Defense University yesterday. Rather, … More

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